hornblende
Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /ˈhɔːnˌblɛnd/
  • (America) IPA: /ˈhɔɹnˌblɛnd/
Noun

hornblende

  1. (mineral) A green to black amphibole mineral, of complex structure, formed in the late stages of cooling in igneous rock.
Translations
  • French: hornblende
  • German: Hornblende
  • Italian: orneblenda
  • Russian: рогова́я обма́нка
  • Spanish: hornablenda, hornblenda



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